(19)
(11) EP 3 470 865 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.05.2019 Bulletin 2019/18

(43) Date of publication A2:
17.04.2019 Bulletin 2019/16

(21) Application number: 18209123.1

(22) Date of filing: 14.03.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01R 33/36(2006.01)
A61B 5/055(2006.01)
G01R 33/34(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 14.03.2016 US 201662307570 P

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
17719932.0 / 3403110

(71) Applicant: Jeol Ltd.
Akishima-shi Tokyo 196-8558 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • ZENS, Albert P.
    Salinas, CA California 93908 (US)

(74) Representative: Schiweck Weinzierl Koch Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB 
Ganghoferstraße 68 B
80339 München
80339 München (DE)

   


(54) INDUCTIVE COUPLING IN MULTIPLE RESONANCE CIRCUITS IN A NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE PROBE AND METHODS OF USE


(57) In various embodiments of the invention, inductive coupling can be to a secondary coil rather than a primary coil in order to optimize the topology of the NMR probe. In addition, by coupling to a secondary coil using a detection coil located below the lower insulator the RF homogeneity and signal to noise can be improved together with the NMR probe topology. By effecting inductive coupling to an inductor in a multiple resonance circuit, rather than to the sample inductor parameters associated with the NMR, probe construction can be arranged to increase RF homogeneity and signal to noise, while reducing space utilization constraints. In various embodiments of the invention, the primary mode in a secondary coil can be split into two modes with a resonator with inductive coupling to the secondary coil.







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